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Asia Economic Database

Asia Investment Intelligence puts the latest economic indicators at your finger tips. Scroll down for links—direct from the source—to key macro data for Asia's biggest economies: Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Comprehensive. Compelling. Cogitative. The Center for Asia Investment Intelligence.   

JAPAN

GDP

• Quarterly Estimate of GDP
  Revised 2nd Qtr (April to June): -0.7% [real GDP, quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted, chained-based, reference year = 2000]; annualized -3.0% 

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Discount Rate

• Official Discount Rate –The Basic Discount Rate and Basic Loan Rate
  Since Feb. 21, 2007: 0.75%

• Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate
  As of November 6, 2008 (preliminary):

•   [Average]: 0.301%
•   [Maximum]: 0.520%
•   [Minimum]: 0.200%

• Consumer Price Index
  September 2008: +2.3% (year-on-year, core CPI = CPI excluding fresh food)
  
  
• Corporate Goods Price Index
  September 2008: 6.8% (year-on-year, domestic corporate goods price index)

• Unemployment Rate
   September 2008: 4.0% (seasonally adjusted)
  

• Average Monthly Household Spending (workers' households)
  September 2008: -2.3% to 281,433 yen (year-on-year, inflation-adjusted) 
  

• Average Monthly Household Income (workers' households)
  September 2008: -2.0% to 433,502 yen (year-on-year, inflation-adjusted) 

• Construction Starts of Dwellings for Owner-Occupants
  August 2008: +53.6% to 96,905 (year-on-year, seasonally adjusted) 

Machinery Orders

• Orders Received for Machinery–Private Sector (excl. Volatile Orders)
  August 2008: -14.5% (percent change, month-on-month, seasonally adjusted)

Industrial Production

• Indices of Industrial Production
  September 2008 (preliminary)

•  Production: +1.2% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Shipments: +0.4%(month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Inventory: +1.9% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)
•  Inventory Ratio: -0.6% (month-on-month, seasonally adjusted index)

Trade Statistics

• Value of Exports
  September 2008: 7.37(trillion yen, provisional), +1.5% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Value of Imports
  September 2008: 7.27 (trillion yen, provisional), +28.8% (year-on-year)

Balance of Payments

• Current Account 
  August 2008: 2.08 (trillion yen, provisional) +42.1% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Trade Balance (Goods & Services)
  August 2008: 0.88 (trillion yen, provisional) +180.1% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  August 2008: -2.06 (trillion yen, provisional)

KOREA

• Real Gross Domestic Product
  3rd Qtr (July to September) 2008: +0.6% [Quarter-on-quarter, Seasonally Adjusted, At 2000 Constant Prices]

Discount Rate

• Target for the Base Rate
  Since October 9, 2008: 5.00% (-25 basis points)

• Consumer Price Index
  September 2008: +5.1% (year-on-year change) 

• Producer Price Index
  September 2008: +11.3% (year-on-year change) 

• Core Inflation Index
  September 2008: +5.1% (year-on-year change) 

• Housing Purchase Price Index
  September 2008: +5.0 (year-on-year change) 

• Unemployment Rate
  September 2008: 3.0%

Machinery Orders

• Value of Domestic Machinery Orders Received
  August 2008: 7,756,317 (million KRW); +18.9% (year-on-year change)     
   

• Manufacturing Production Index
  August  2008: +1.9% (year-on-year change)
  
• Manufacturing Shipment Index
  August 2008: +2.0% (year-on-year change)

• Manufacturing Inventory Index
  August 2008: +14.5% (year-on-year change)
  
• Manufacturing Operation Ratio
  August 2008: -4.0% (year-on-year change)

Trade Statistics

• Exports
  September 2008: 37.6 (billion USD)
  •  +28.2% (year-on-year change)
    
    
• Imports
  September 2008: 39.6 (billion USD)
  • +45.8% (Year-on-year Change)

• Current Account
  September 2008: -1.2 (billion USD)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  September 2008: -4.8 (billion USD)

CHINA

GDP

Discount Rate

• 1-Year Benchmark Lending Rate
  Effective as of Oct. 30, 2008: -0.27 ppt to 6.66% (for financial institution loans)
• Reserve Requirement Rate
  Effective as of Oct. 15, 2008: -0.50 ppt to 16.00% (for smaller banks)

• Consumer Price Index
  September 2008: +4.6% (year-on-year change)
  
• Producer Price Index for Manufactured Goods
  September 2008: +9.1% (year-on-year change)

Industrial Production

• Output Value of Industry (Value Added)
  September 2008: +15.2% (year-on year)

Retail Sales

HONG KONG

Discount Rate

• Discount Window Base Rate
  Since October 30, 2008: 1.5% per annum   [-50 basis points]
  

• Consumer Price Index
  August 2008: +4.6% (year-on-year composite, Oct. 2004 – Sept. 2005 = 100)

• Unemployment Rate
  July to September 2008: 3.4% (Seasonally Adjusted)

Industrial Production

• Indices of Industrial Production (All Manufacturing)
  2nd Qtr 2008 (April - June): -4.1% (year-on-year change, year 2000 = 100)

Trade Statistics

• External Merchandise Trade Aggregate Figures

•     Total Export Value: +1.9% (year-on-year)
•     Imports: +1.5% (year-on-year)
•     Domestic Exports: -17.1% (year-on-year) 
•     Re-Exports: +2.7% (year-on-year)  

Balance of Payments

• Current Account Balance 
  2nd Qtr 2008 (April - June): +34.4 (billion $HK) 

• Capital and Financial Account 
  2nd Qtr 2008 (April - June): +1.8 (billion $HK) 

• Overall Balance of Payments 
  2nd Qtr 2008 (April - June): +10.3 (billion $HK) 

MALAYSIA

• 2nd Qtr (April - June) 2008: +6.3% [preliminary, y-o-y, at 2000 prices]

Discount Rate

• BNM Overnight Policy Rate (OPR)
  Since August 6, 2006: 3.50% per annum

• Consumer Price Index
  September 2008: +5.2% (year-on-year change)
  

• Unemployment Rate
  2nd Qtr (April to June) 2008: 3.5%

Industrial Production

• Index of Industrial Production–Overall Index
  August 2008: +0.9% (year-on-year)

Trade Statistics

• Total Exports
  August 2008: +10.6% (year-on-year) to 59.6 billion RM
  
  
• Total Imports
  August 2008: +4.2% (year-on-year) to 46.9 billion RM
  
  
• Balance of Trade
  August 2008: 12.6 billion RM

Balance of Payments

• Balance on Current Account
  2nd Qtr (April - June) 2008: +37 (billion RM)
  
  
• Financial Account
  2nd Qtr (April - June) 2008: +12.3 (billion RM)
  
  
• Overall Balance
  2nd Qtr (April to June) 2008: +26.2 (billion RM)

INDONESIA

• Quarterly GDP
  2nd Qtr (April to June) 2008: +6.4% [year-on-year]
  

Discount Rate

• BI Rate (Based on Bank Indonesia's Board of Governors)
  Since October 7, 2008: 9.50% (+0.25 bps)
  

• Consumer Price Index
  October 2008: +11.77% (year-on-year) 

Trade Statistics

• Value of Exports
  September 2008: 12.2 (billion USD); 28.5% (month-on-month change)  
  
• Value of Imports
  September 2008: 11.2 (billion USD); n/a (month-on-month change)

Balance of Payments

• Current Account
  2nd Qtr (April to June) 2008: -1.48 (USD billion)
  
  
• Capital and Financial Account
  2nd Qtr (April to June) 2008:: +3.7 (USD billion)
  
  
• Foreign Currency Reserves
  September 2008: +57.1 (USD billion)

THAILAND

Benchmark Interest Rate

• 1-day Repurchase Rate
  Since August 27, 2008: 3.75% (+0.25 bps)
  

• General Consumer Price Index
  September 2008: +6.0% (year-on-year)
  
  
• Producer Price Index (for manufactured products)
  September 2008: +19.0% (year-on-year)
  
  

Industrial Production

• Unemployment Rate
  July 2008: 1.27%

Trade Statistics

• Total Value of Exports
  August 2008: +15.5% to 15.8 (billion USD, year-on-year)
• Total Value of Imports
  August 2008: +26.9% to 16.5 (billion USD, year-on-year) 

Balance of Payments

• Balance of Payments
  August 2008: -0.7 (billion USD)
  
  
• Foreign Currency Reserves
  August 2008: 98.9 (billion USD)